...Riley Glasper Chronicle of a death foretold questions February 18, 14 1. Some of the views towards women in Chronicle of a Death Foretold show different understandings of the characters in their society. For instance, on (page 3) Santiago’s mother shows her attitude towards wealth and power of the wealthy people. To me it seems like she has clear understanding of the rules, but still fights for her place in her community. That she will not accept the virtues that are placed upon her, she stands up for her rights and views towards those who have money and power. She is very cynical about the occasion, which seems to be her only interest. On page 10, Victoria Guzman considers her affair with Ibrahim Nasar as an expression of his affection. As they were romantic which lead to Victoria getting a house servant position generated by his wealth and higher social standing. Also revealing the order of hierarchy between the natives and the whites. The women also seem to be standing up for their rights, like going against the treatment they are ordered to ensue. On page 16, “For the love of God,” Murmured Clotilde Armenta. “Leave him for later, if only out of respect for his grace the bishop.” “It was a breath of the Holy Spirit,” she often repeated. Indeed, it had been a providential happening, but of momentary value only. When they heard her, the Vicario twins reflected, and the one who had stood up sat down again. Both followed Santiago Nasar with their eyes as he began to cross...
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...Gillian Pietrowski Economic and Distribution of wealth At the end of 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith has been beaten down till he as no motivation to revolt and has learned to love Big Brother. Feeling hatred towards the party has caused him a lot but to him it was worth it. Living in a government that controls every aspect of your life can cause some people to become insecure and suspicious with the party. Orwell’s message to his modern day readers is that a totalitarian society is defective. The Economic system is extremely diverse. The upper class has the most valuables and the wealthiest, then the lower class is the working class which is poor and extremely limited freedoms, and last but not least the proles are the bottom of the social pyramid who lives in the poorest neighborhoods and have no intelligence whatsoever. If any one in any class disobeys Big Brother they are taken away and erased from history. Orwell did an excellent job at getting his message across. For example in the quote “For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate and would learn to think for themselves; and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realize that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away”(190). This explains how the party keeps the proles uneducated and distracted incase they ever revolt. But the party has thought-police...
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...------------------------------------------------- M1D1 – Jamie Grenz 1. Do you think the social and cultural environments of the 18th and 19th centuries helped or hindered the study of microbiology in particular and science in general? Why? The ‘Golden Age of Microbiology’ generally refers to the peak of scientific discovery that occurred after the renaissance in Europe. The renaissance was a time for invention, discovery, human expression and generally gave birth to the foundation of modern western society. Monarchies were eager to encourage discovery as the urge for economic wealth and territory acquisition was great. There was an inordinate amount of support for research that could yield cures to diseases. Healing sicknesses that would have otherwise wiped out crops or cattle or people could prevent great losses and negative impacts on a counties economy. Feudal governments unequally distributed wealth which meant that the rich were very rich and could afford to devote their time to cerebral activities such as studying, educating, and research. The combination of all these elements gave opportunities for great minds to study microbiology. 2. Do you think that microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environments? Provide examples to support your statements. In short, yes. A society will always influence the kind of research that is conducted, the quality of scientific methods and so on. For example, as more and more people are living longer...
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...Name Course title Instructor Due date Economic Inequalities “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair revolves around a couple that just got married and is celebrating their marriage in a bar, at an area referred to as Packingtown in Chicago. The two who just got married are Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukpszaite. The newlyweds and some of their relatives have come to Packingtown in search for a better life, thou it is difficult to secure a job at Packingtown (Sinclair 27). The couple is in debt, and since the visitors at the party are impoverished immigrants, they do not expect any money to be left behind. Jurgis is a young and hardworking man and gets a job as is it applied to Ona’s cousin and brother of Ona’s stepmother. The family decides to combine efforts and buy a house, but with time they realize they were cheated. There are so many hidden charges and also, the house is shoddy and lowly maintained house. It was logical for every member looking for employment to meet up with the increasing cost of life. The father to Jurgis finds a difficult job and is forced to pay the person who helped him get the job a third of the wages given to him. The job was hard and it killed the old man. Due to the struggles, the immigrants risk their life for pay. Pregnant women cannot have enough time to raise the kid; an example is Jurgis wife who only stayed seven days after giving birth. Immigrants are forced into crime and the town is full of corrupt officials. There is a wide margin between the rich and...
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...Corruption is a phenomenon that public good uses for private gains. It happens in both private and public sectors. In term of government it’s defined as “the sale by government officials of government property for personal gain”. Also, it can happen in different ways and in different level from different positions and different countries, but this phenomenon is mainly widespread in developing countries. Even though, corruption is a worm within the body of society and cancer to economic and political development; but it can also be used as the cure for some people to sustain their life and maintain their economic advantages. The major coast of corruption is increasing poverty and social and economic disparity because some officials take the control of the country resources and exploit public instead of distributing on society and creating job opportunity to their people. Because of corruption, Child mortality and hunger endangered the life of millions. In Angola, 1 out of 5 children die before they reach their fifth birthday and more than half of population lives with $1.5 a day. Hence, corruptions create social class and widen the gap between wealthy and poor and it causes further problem. For instance, the corrupted people send their sons and daughters to the world best universities, and other cannot even support their children to complete primary education. So, not only in terms of finance, but corruption creates disparity in education and other aspects of life. Moreover...
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...Praise for 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich “In this his latest book, Bo Sanchez preaches on wealth. He shows that as in all good things, the true value of wealth lies not in possessing it but in giving it away.” + Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales Archbishop of Manila “Bo Sanchez has done it again! This book is an excellent combination of personal experiences, well-researched investment information and sound spiritual guidance for all of us.” — Jose Concepcion, Jr. Chairman of the Board RFM Corporation “Bo says, ‘Money isn’t the most important thing in the world. But money affects every important thing in the world.’ Statements like these make Bo’s book — every chapter of it — very tempting to read. Catchy.” + Angel N. Lagdameo Archbishop of Jaro, Iloilo President, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines “Bo Sanchez demolishes the myths that equate wealth with materialism, and having money with being rich.” — Gerry Ablaza CEO, Globe Telecoms “Bo Sanchez’s 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich balances our views concerning material wealth. It helps us appreciate God’s gifts as a means to multiply goodness in the world.” + Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal Archbishop of Cebu “Bo’s book inspires us to work hard and aim high to be wealthy in the true sense of the word. Bo shows the way! A good read!” — Socorro C. Ramos Founder and General Manager, National Bookstore For Bo’s Truly Rich Newsletters, log onto www.iamtrulyrich.com ISBN 978-971-93671-2-3 What the Rich Know that the Poor Don’t Know ...
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...be further explained by what happened during the colonial period. During that time, the ruling class was more domineering and they used their influence to control the rest of the society. This group of individuals can also be defined as the capitalists. The capitalists control and have direct access to all the social and political positions. The working class is misused by the capitalists in order to produce and generate huge amounts of income for the ruling class (Shepard, 2009, p. 22). According to the theory, individuals are always involved in conflicts in order to control others. This means that individuals will always struggle to reach the ruling class in order to earn more money, to accumulate enough capital that might help them rule the rest of the community. There are many benefits that are associated to the ruling class. One of them is that these individuals have total control over many resources. This means that the rest of the society has to depend on individual influence in order to carry out their intended activities. By keeping the working class enslaved, capitalists dominate in all the fields within which they operate. Taking an example of the slavery period, most of the Africans were taken as slaves in order to benefit the westerners. Due to this, most of the Africans were reduced to...
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...can be further explained by what happened during the colonial period. During that time, the ruling class was more domineering and they used their influence to control the rest of the society. This group of individuals can also be defined as the capitalists. The capitalists control and have direct access to all the social and political positions. The working class is misused by the capitalists in order to produce and generate huge amounts of income for the ruling class (Shepard, 2009, p. 22). According to the theory, individuals are always involved in conflicts in order to control others. This means that individuals will always struggle to reach the ruling class in order to earn more money, to accumulate enough capital that might help them rule the rest of the community. There are many benefits that are associated to the ruling class. One of them is that these individuals have total control over many resources. This means that the rest of the society has to depend on individual influence in order to carry out their intended activities. By keeping the working class enslaved, capitalists dominate in all the fields within which they operate. Taking an example of the slavery period, most of the Africans were taken as slaves in order to benefit the westerners. Due to this, most of the Africans were reduced to servants and they had little influence over any of the activities that...
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...ACCUMULATION OF RETIREMENT WEALTH James Poterba Joshua Rauh Steven Venti David Wise Working Paper 12597 http://www.nber.org/papers/w12597 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 October 2006 We are extremely grateful to Tonja Bowen for extraordinary and tireless research assistance, to Gary Engelhardt and Anil Kumar for graciously providing us with tabulations from their HRS Defined Contribution Plan imputation algorithm, to Paul Bingley, Peter Diamond, Gary Engelhardt, Jon Gruber, Helena Stolyarova, and many seminar participants for helpful comments, and to the National Institute of Aging for research support under grant number P01 AG005842. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. © 2006 by James Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven Venti, and David Wise. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source. Defined Contribution Plans, Defined Benefit Plans, and the Accumulation of Retirement Wealth James Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven Venti, and David Wise NBER Working Paper No. 12597 October 2006 JEL No. J14,J26,J32 ABSTRACT The private pension structure in the United States, once dominated by defined benefit (DB) plans, is currently divided between defined contribution (DC) and DB plans. Wealth accumulation in DC...
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...perfect earth, but we can make leaps and bounds toward a more prosperous society. We must change our outlook on poverty and being to recognize and partner with the poor as wealth creators who will start to empower one family at a time to rise above poverty. The biggest misconception of poverty is the idea that the poor are helpless to rise above their situation. A typical poverty advertisement or commercial shows children with bulging stomachs, and people who merely have skin and bones. They present an awful epidemic of starving people who need our help, but they portray that somehow these human beings are incapable of creating a solution to their hunger. These people are still human beings with the same innate ability to create wealth as you and me. They are created with talents, abilities, skills, and a drive like every other human being on Earth, and they deserve to be treated like one. Poverty advertisements often focus on the starving children, but too often forget about the father and mother who cannot provide for them. Instead of focusing on the children we must start to focus on the family unit. By putting the family unit at the core of our economic ideas, we begin to change the way we look at wealth and the economy. We no longer ask what makes people poor, but how the poor can create wealth. What environment is necessary to create a prosperous and wealthy society? How can we not only create but protect this environment for people...
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...7 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires By Grant Cardone Learn how to generate multimillion-dollar wealth -- and enjoy the journey on your way to the top. First, understand that you no longer want to be just a millionaire. You want to become a multimillionaire. While you may think a million dollars will give you financial security, it will not. Given the volatility in economies, governments and financial markets around the world, it's no longer safe to assume a million dollars will provide you and your family with true security. In fact, a Fidelity Investments' study of millionaires last year found that 42 percent of them don't feel wealthy and they would need $7.5 million of investable assets to start feeling rich. This isn't a how-to on the accumulation of wealth from a lifetime of saving and pinching pennies. This is about generating multimillion-dollar wealth and enjoying it during the creation process. To get started, consider these seven secrets of multimillionaires. No. 1: Decide to be a multimillionaire You first have to decide you want to be a self-made millionaire. I went from nothing — no money, just ideas and a lot of hard work — to create a net worth that probably cannot be destroyed in my lifetime. The first step was making a decision and setting a target. Every day for years, I wrote down this statement: "I am worth over $100,000,000!" Related: 7 Rules for Coping with Sales Rejection No. 2: Get rid of poverty thinking There's no shortage of money on planet...
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...cushioned by their parents' financial support. Also middle class students were able to draw upon family resources and had influential social networks to help them get work experience or internships while they studied which is crucial in accessing employing. This example shows being working class has the influence to change your future, no matter how hard you try. This is a good way to show how money divides society as the middle class students are more likely to get higher paid jobs and so the wealth will continue to grow generation to generation, while working class students will most probably get lower paid jobs and stay as they are. Detailed statistics in the Human Development Report published last week demonstrate that inequality has grown sharply during Conservative rule and that the poor in Britain now have to live on much the same incomes as their equivalents in Hungary and Korea. The report shows that the poorest 40 per cent of Britons share a lower proportion of the national wealth - 14.6 per cent - than in any other Western country. The richest fifth of Britons enjoy, on average, incomes 10 times as high as the...
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...applies to the movement. The Arab Springs protest on February 11, 2011 was the most notable inspiration of the Occupy Wall Street movement. According to the website occupy together, the occupy movement is an international movement driven by individuals. They are organized in over 100 cities in the United States, and they aim to fight back against the system that has allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. “All of us have many different backgrounds and political beliefs but feel that, since we can no longer trust our elected officials to represent anyone other than their wealthiest donors, we need real people to create real change from the bottom up… We no longer want the wealthiest to hold all the power, to write the rules governing an unbalanced and inequitable global economy, and thus foreclosing on our future.” The movement works to achieve their goals by resist, In the spirit and tradition of civil disobedience #occupy takes to the streets to protest corporate greed, abuse of power, and growing economic disparity; Restructure, #occupy empowers individuals to lead others into action by gathering in the commons as engaged citizens to demonstrate a culture based on community and mutual aid. We will be the change we are seeking in the world; and finally, Remix work to make fundamental changes in the system. Now that we know a little...
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...Depression Cycle Strategy : Money How to Get It and Keep It Adopted from Doug Casey, Chairman, Casey Research Regardless of the cycle at present and even if you are already wealthy, some thought on this topic is worthwhile. What would you do if some act of God or of government, a catastrophic lawsuit, or a really serious misjudgment took you back to Square One ? One thing about a real depression is that everybody loses. Thus, the winners are those who lose the least. Since October 1971 we have been in the Depression Cycle according to my research, the Greater Depression is looming, not just another cyclical downturn. You may find that although you are far ahead of your neighbor; whereas, you own your home, have precious metals, you have diversified internationally, and you do not believe much of what you hear from official sources, you may still not be as comfortable not knowing and as prepared as you would like. A possible approach to the problem in four steps may be to : Liquidate, Consolidate, Create, and Speculate. Step 1: Liquidate Chances are high that you have too much "stuff". Your home, garage, basement, and attic are so full of possessions that you may be renting a storage unit for the overflow. That stuff is costing you money in storage fees, in depreciation, and in the weight of psychological baggage. It is limiting your options. It is weighing you down. Get rid of it. Remove stress. Right now, it may have some market value. Perhaps to...
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...Hereafter. This means that we need to practice Islam while we perform our business and economic activities. Muslims are encourage planning for their life and put efforts to achieve the goal setting then ask help from Allah. The final stage is tawakal for what the result and takes it as the destiny bestows by Allah. The prophet Muhammad used to supplicate Allah: ‘My Lord, help me and do not give help against me, grant me a victory, and do not grant victory over me, plan on my behalf and do not plan against me, guide me and made my right guidance easy for me, grant me victory over those who act wrongfully towards me….’[1] (Narrated by Abu Daud.) In Islam, financial planning is not just merely a process of acquisition and accumulating wealth but it has a broad definition which relates to the concept of vicegerent (kalifa). According to the Holy Qur’an, God created man as his vicegerent (or ambassador) on earth. Allah says in A-Quran: Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on...
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